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Second Floor Hall

This transitional space between public and private holds exciting discoveries for the enterprising visitor. Outside the bedroom suites, a microcosm of Marjorie Post’s collection, with stunning examples of French, Russian, and English decorative arts intermingling with Old Master paintings, adorns the way.

Marjorie Post with her youngest daughter Dina Merrill by Giulio de Blaas. 1929

At the top of the stairs sits a display case containing English painted enamels. A less expensive alternative to gilded containers, these items were popular with the wealthy throughout 18th- and 19th-century Europe. Russian porcelain, including the Catherine the Great commissioned Orlov Service,, is also carefully arranged throughout the open balcony area.